Psalms 102:20

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

American Standard Version (1901)

To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;

Bible in Basic English

Hearing the cry of the prisoner, making free those for whom death is ordered;

Free Bible Version

to respond to the groans of prisoners, to set free the children of death.

Geneva Bible 1599

That he might heare the mourning of the prisoner, and deliuer the children of death:

King James (Authorized) Version

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

One Unity Resource Bible

to sh'ma ·hear obey· the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

Translation for Translators

They will know that you hear prisoners groaning and that you will set free those who have been told, “You will be executed.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

to hear the groaning of the prisoners, to release those who were condemned to death.

Noah Webster Bible

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

World English Bible

to hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,

Young's Literal Translation

To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,

Context

The Prayer of the Afflicted

¹⁹For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth ²⁰to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death, ²¹that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,

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Promised Faithfulness

Chuck Smith

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Summary

In this verse, the psalmist is crying out to God in distress, seeking His intervention in a time of great affliction. The psalmist acknowledges the power and sovereignty of God, appealing to Him to deliver and rescue from the troubles that have befallen. It reflects a deep sense of dependence on God's mercy and compassion during times of trouble and suffering. The verse serves as a reminder that God is our ultimate source of help and comfort in times of need, encouraging believers to turn to Him in prayer and trust in His faithfulness.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

To declare the name of the Lord in Zion,.... That is, that the prisoners and persons appointed to death, being loosed, might declare, in the church, what great things the Lord has done for them; and so speak well of his wisdom, power, grace, and goodness, in their deliverance; profess his name, and confess him before men, and express a value for his name, and show forth the honour of it, and seek his glory: and his praise in Jerusalem; the Gospel church state, the same with Zion; when it shall be the praise of the whole earth; then and there will those, that are delivered from the antichristian yoke, praise the Lord, sing the song of Moses and the Lamb, and glorify God for all that he has done for them.

Psalms 102:20

The Prayer of the Afflicted

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

American Standard Version (1901)

To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;

Bible in Basic English

Hearing the cry of the prisoner, making free those for whom death is ordered;

Free Bible Version

to respond to the groans of prisoners, to set free the children of death.

Geneva Bible 1599

That he might heare the mourning of the prisoner, and deliuer the children of death:

King James (Authorized) Version

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

One Unity Resource Bible

to sh'ma ·hear obey· the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

Translation for Translators

They will know that you hear prisoners groaning and that you will set free those who have been told, “You will be executed.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

to hear the groaning of the prisoners, to release those who were condemned to death.

Noah Webster Bible

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

World English Bible

to hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,

Young's Literal Translation

To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,